It has oft been said, to work with children and animals is a recipe for mishap. Not so in my experience this year. I was taught not to tie the actual rings to the bird tasked with delivering them … in the past I have had one owl who had other things on her mind READ MORE
Category: life affirming
The business of naming | Celebrant work | Nurture
We all have a name, chosen for us by our parents … it may be a reference to someone special in their lives, it may be a name that they have heard and liked or it might be a reference to a character in a book or film. As we grow up, the name that READ MORE
Working with people | Kindness and Support | Civil Celebrant
Reasons to be Cheerful! Oh bother, I am going to have to eat them all! In my life and work I have the chance to work with a variety of people. The joy of being both a civil celebrant and a pre school teacher is that I get to work with families and individuals at READ MORE
Gardens of Stone | My Boyhood in the French Resistance by Stephen Grady
I thoroughly recommend this book … a true story of courage and steely determination in the face of adversity. The writing style is journalistic and does not pull any punches. It is the first book that I have read that is specifically about the resistance. What a nightmare it must be to share your country READ MORE